Earlene Brown
The first U.S. woman to win a medal in shot put is this Black athlete history forgot
On July 11, 1935, Earlene Brown was born in Texas. Her family was part of the thousands of African Americans who took advantage of the Great Migration and settled in Los Angeles, California. She had an immense love for sports, from baseball, basketball, and football to softball. The list is endless. She decided to join…
